Pivoted lever crown cap remover



June 6, 1950 H JR 2,510,226

PIVOTED LEVER CROWN CAP REMOVER- Filed March 17, 1947 o 2 Sheets-Sheet lInventor Frank Hooks, Jr

B, @Mwm June 6, 1950 F. HooKs, JR 2,510,226

PIVOTED LEVER CROWN CAP REMOVER Filed March 17, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Fig. 5. I4 54 "F 25 l 1 J l-w l 1 42 i I! 5 12 43 1 h J 15 l3 l8 I9 2422 4/ A 26 Inventor Frank Hooks, Jr

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Patented June 6, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE iIVOTED' LEVER CROWNCAP REMOVER Frank Hooks, J12, Chicago, Ill.

A i ili'catioii Maroh1'7, 1947, seriaI'No. 735,126

3'Ola'inisr The present invention relates tonew and usefillimprovementsin can'and hottle o'peners and more particularly to a cutteradapted to-travel around the beading of a canto sever the top thereof,the travelling'movenient ofthe cutter being" accomplished-by a pivotedhandle and also to provide a bottle opener operated said handle. 7

All important object of the present invention is no-provide a combinedcan'and bottle-opener in which the severalfunotions of the device areaccomplished by a hand gripping action moving a pivoted handle toward astationar'yha'ndle;

A further object of the invention is to provide a tool of this characterincluding a Can opener including a toothed Wheel for travelling underthe heading of a can together with means-for rotating the wheel andmeans for raising" and lowering the-wheel into and out of grippingengagement with the beading.

Another object is to rovide a can locking device to secure the wheel inrippin engagement with the bead of thecan.

A further object is to include in a toolof this character a bottleopening device including means for gripping the neck of the bottle andtilting the same while the ca is held stationary to time forcethe capfrom the bottle.

Another objectis to providea-teol of'this char acter of simple andpracticalconstriletion, which is efi'ieientand reliable in operation,relatively inexpensive to nia'mlfaoture and otherwise well adaptediorthe purposes for which the same intended.

other objects and advantages reside in the de tails of construction andoperation asmore fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencewheel-in position for engaging the flange of a can, and

Figure '7 is a erspective view of a modified construction with partsbroken away and shown in sectioni .Referring now to the drawings indetail and firstrwithx respect tothe form of tne invention.

2 illustrated in Figures 1 to 5- inclusive, tne'nii mer'al t designatesa handle of substantially channel shaped eonstruotion andpositioned-with the open edge of the handle disposed downwardly thehandle adjacent its front enclosing formed with c lindrical chambersopen at itsbottomand the handle further being formed with an extension1 projecting forwardly of the amin her 6.

The extension 1 includes side walls 8 and a top 9 and also with a gutteror blade is formed at the frontend of the extension and extendingdownwardly from the top has shown-more clearly irlFig'lir'e 2- of thedrawings. The lower central portion of theblade wispointed as'shownat Hand the lower edge of the blade isbevelled from the point outwardlytoward the side thereof as shown at P2. The front ends of the side walls8- of the extension 1 are bent inwardly to form opposed flanges l3having a vertical opening M therebetween, the flanges being positionedrearwa-rdly of the cutter H) to provide working space for a toothedwheel I5 therebetween.

The wheel I5 is secured to the front end of a shaft l6 which isjournalled in the sides of aninverted U-shaped bearing hanger llhavingapair of spaced apart upstanding ears I8 projecting upwardly therefromfor pivotally su porting the bearing on a transverse pin i9 supportedinthe sides 8 of the extension I.

The rear end of the shaft I6 is-formedo'r' pro videdwithan annularflange whaving teeth-2| projecting irom its'froht face to engagetherear' face of a pulley izrotatabl mounteo on the shait and held:in'engagement against the teeth 2 by' a coil spring 23 positionedbetweenthe hearing I? and the front. face of the pulley, The teeth ofthe pulley.

A rope or sable 24-is trained over the pulley 22 with-one end ofthe-cable secured-to the pulleyand: the other end: thereof extendingdownwardly" from the pulley andsecuredto an arm 25 carried at the frontend-of a handle 26' pivoted inter mediate its ends-to the sides of thestationary:

handle 5 by a transverse pin21. A wire spring 28 iscoiledintermediateits ends as at M amimounted on the pin 21 between thesides of the handle '5; the ends of the spring bearing respec' tivelyagainst theopposecl-surfacesof the handles 3 5 and 26 to move the handle26 downwardly with respect to the handle 5. The handle 25 is closedagainst the handle 5 by a gripping action subjected to the handle.

Accordingly, by an opening and closing movement of the handle 26relative to the handle 5 a pulling action will be subjected to the cable24 whereby to rotate the pulley 22 and shaft l6 as well as the wheel l5secured to the shaft. By penetrating the cutter l through the top 30 ofa can 3|, and engaging the toothed wheel under the beading 32 of the canand by rotating the wheel |5 in the manner indicated, the cutter l0 willtravel around the edge of the can to thus sever the top thereof.

In order to raise and lower the wheel l5 for positioning the same underthe beading 32 I provide a lift arm 33 having an eye 34 at its lower endin which the shaft I6 is freely rotated, the arm extending upwardlythrough an opening 35 in the top 9 of the can opener and the upper endof the arm is pivoted to the front end of a lever 36 by means of a pin37. The rear end of the lever extends upwardly to facilitate fingergripping engagement therewith. The underside of the lever 35 at itspivoted end is formed with a cam 38 bearing against the upper surface ofthe top 9 of the can opener, the cam being constructed to rock on thetop 9 by a raising and lowering movement of the lever, a raisingmovement of the lever lowering the lift arm 33 and shaft H5 in theopening l4 between the flanges |3 whereby to lower the wheel l5 into aposition for engaging under the heading 32 of the can. A loweringmovement of the lever 36 will raise the shaft l6 and Wheel l5 into tightgripping engagement with the beading 32.

A coil spring 39 positioned on the arm 33 between the eye 34 and theunderside of the top 9 exerts its influence in a direction to move theshaft l6 and wheel l5 downwardly upon raising the lever 36.

The arm 33 is constructed of extensible threadedly connected sections asshown at 40 to provide for the longitudinal adjustment of the arms.

The forward portion of the handle 26 is constructed to form a ring 4|mounted for vertical movement in the chamber 6, the ring being adaptedto receive the neck of a bottle inserted upwardly into the chamber.

A lug 42 is secured at one end to the underside of the top 9 ofextension I by means of a bolt or nut 43, the other end of the lugprojecting into the chamber 6, as shown in Figure 2 of the drawings.

The stationary lug 42 is provided with a downwardly extending stop 42aadapted for engagement by one side of a bottle cap 42b on the neck of abottle inserted upwardly through the ring 4| and a diametricallyopposite edge of the cap adapted for engagement by a pivoted lug 43'having one end pivoted on a pin 24 carried at the front end of a lever45 which is pivoted intermediate its ends on a pin 46 extendingtransversely between the sides of the stationary handle 5. The rear endof the lever 45 is bifurcated as shown at 41 and in which is positioneda pin 48 carried transversely by the pivoted handle 26. The pivotalmovement of the handle 26 thus swings the lever 45 vertically.

The lug 43 is yieldably held against the cap 42b by a wire spring 49secured to the lever 45 by a pin 50 and the lower edge of the free endof the lug 43 is formed with a slotted shoulder 5| adapted forengagement under the edge of the bottle cap when the lug 43 is swungupwardly, as shown in Figure 3.

The free end of the lug 43' projects radially inwardly of the ring 4|and accordingly in the operation of the bottle opene insertion of theneck of the bottle through the ring 4| will engage the free end of thelug 43' and thus swing the same upwardly to engage the shoulder 5| underthe edge of the bottle cap at one side of the cap while the stop 42aengages the diametrically opposite side of the cap. An upward movementof the handle 26 will move the ring 4| downwardly thereby tilting theneck of the bottle engaged therein rearwardly to thus pry the cap fromthe bottle.

In Figure 7, I have illustrated a modified form of the invention whichcomprises a bottle cap opener per se having a stationary handle 52provided with the chamber 53 open at its bottom for receiving the neckof a. bottle and in which the stationary lug 54 and stop 55 are secured.A pivoted handle 56 is attached to handle 52 by pin 51 and is providedwith the neck engaging ring 58 and pivoted lug 59 which functions in thesame manner as the invention heretofore described.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of thedevice will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A moredetailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A bottle opener comprising a stationary handle, a pivoted handleconnected thereto, an annular member carried by the pivoted handle forreceiving the neck of a bottle, and bottle cap engaging means carried bythe handles for engaging diametrically opposite edges of a bottle cap,said cap engaging means holding the cap stationary while the neck istilted by the annular member upon a pivotal movement of said pivotedhandle to pry the cap from the neck.

2. A bottle opener comprising a stationary handle, a pivoted handleconnected thereto, an annular member carried by the pivoted handle forreceiving the neck of a bottle, a stationary lug carried by thestationary handle for engaging one edge of a bottle cap on the neck, anda pivoted lug carried by the stationary handle for engaging adiametrically opposite edge of the cap, said annular member tilting theneck of the bottle upon actuation of said pivoted handle, and said lugscooperating to pry a cap from the neck of the bottle during suchmovement of the pivoted handle.

3. A bottle cap remover comprising a stationary handle, a pivoted handleconnected thereto, an annular member carried by the pivoted handle forreceiving the neck of a bottle, a stationary lug carried by thestationary handle for engaging one edge of a bottle cap on the neck, apivoted lug carried by the stationary handle for engag-- ing adiametrically opposite edge of the cap, and means operatively connectingthe pivoted lug to the pivoted handle for actuation by the latter,.

said annular member tilting the neck of the bottle by a predeterminedactuation of the pivoted handle while the cap is held against said Sta-5 tionary lug, and said pivoted lug exerting an upward force on the capto pry the cap from the bottle.

FRANK HOOKS, JR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

Number 6 UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Ryczek Dec. 4, 1917 Smock Oct.28, 1919 Trumbo May 6, 1924 Peterson July 26, 1927 Chapin Feb. 7, 1928

